A Not-So-Scientific Experiment – The Pennington Point

I have been performing a very scientific study lately. On myself.

It is all about SUGAR.

Now, normally they say that you need to study many different people in order to come to a true, scientific conclusion. But I didn’t feel free to experiment on other people, that seemed, oh I don’t know, creepy. So I will only testify as to my personal results.

You see, for the past 2 weeks I have stopped eating sugar (again). That includes refined sugar, honey, fruit, corn syrup, etc. Also no artificial sugars. I only allow myself to have stevia or berries when I want something sweet and even then only occasionally.

I’ve done this many times before, quit sugar. Then a holiday or celebration comes along and I let myself have a “treat” and within 2 weeks I am full on back to eating anything sweet I can get my hands on.

“Hi. My name is Lisa and I’m a sugar-aholic.”

I wish it were a joke. If I allow myself to have any sugar then I want it constantly and dream of popsicles and chocolate bars, and I don’t even like popsicles. I’m not an expert on addictions, but I watched “The Andy Griffith Show”. I know how Otis struggled. I am pretty sure, based on that knowledge, that I have an addiction.

I stopped eating sugar 2 months ago because I noticed I was feeling “off”, puffy and grumpy. Which I didn’t think much of at first because we have been having a lot of stress, but then I got a rash on both thighs that quickly turned into the stuff of nightmares. I don’t want to spoil your next meal, so I won’t describe it. But I knew immediately what it was. This wasn’t my first rodeo, I’d seen this rash before. It was candida (a fancy word for yeast). Then it hit me….those other symptoms I’d been having recently….sluggishness, bloated feeling, memory problems, etc. were all from the candida too! Duh! (picture me hitting myself on the head)

So I immediately jumped on it….making diet changes (misery can give you strength you didn’t know you had!). And the FIRST thing to do is completely eliminate any sugars. I also went crazy with supplements and essential oils to speed the process and get my body back where it needed to be. After 3 days of diligence the rash was almost gone and I felt the fog brain start to lift. Halleluyer!

But you have to stick with it for weeks (sometimes months) to get the candida to completely die and I was going to Disney in just 10 days. My goal, selfishly, was to get rid of the rash before I left for my trip and deal with the rest when I got home. Since the rash was gone, I went a little sugar crazy at Disney, eating pretty much everything my fat little heart desired. (just keepin’ it real friends)

Yes, I gained weight, but I knew I could get it off again when I got home. Which I did, within a week. I came home and jumped back on my no sugar-low carb diet. And now I am about to start week 3 of no sugar.

And here’s what happened….after only 5-6 days I started to notice changes. Not just in my weight, but my moods, my energy level, my sleep, my skin…basically everything….changed. I hadn’t even realized how much I was struggling until it lifted. I found it easier to be joyful, I was less picky, felt less bloated and itchy. I slept better and the constant craving for sugar subsided. (not went away completely….I will probably always have that a little)

So here’s my not-so-scientific conclusion: sugar is bad for you!

What?! We knew that already? Oh, well then let me be another voice of truth amongst the many. In fact, here’s a documentary that has a lot of great info (it’s long, watch it at your leisure)!

I tell you friends, while I may always crave sugar at a cellular level, my desire to eat it is getting less and less each time I go through this. When I am eating sugar I am quick to anger, slow in thought, tired, sickly…..I don’t want that!!! I want health and sunshine and rainbows and sugar-free lollipops! And I don’t even like lollipops.

So this may be my turning point. I hope, with God’s grace and mercy, I can get off of this cycle of eating sugar. It turns out that it only took 50 years of gluttony and suffering for me to finally decide to stop doing something damaging to my body.

So I’m a little slow….but I am dedicated to not eating sugar anymore. How about you? Is there something you need to change for your health? I want to pray for you to find the strength!

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Here is a list of what I did in addition to a clean diet (including LOTS of yogurt!) and drinking plenty of water when I realized I was dealing with candida. I am not a doctor and this is not in any way a treatment, prevention or cure. It is just my own experience and effort to be healthy.

These are all Young Living products:

*Life 5 (2 capsules, 3X/day until the rash was gone then 2 caps once a day)
*Essentialzyme (1 tablet 3x/day between meals)
*Inner Defense (1 capsule 4x/day)
*Sacred Mountain (3 drops) & Ocetea (1 drop in a capsule 3x/day with V6)
*Thyromin (as directed on bottle)
*Lemongrass (1 drop) & Sacred Mountain (1 drop) mixed in my hand with a squirt of V6 then applied directly over the rash as often as needed but at least 4x/day
*2-3 drops of Lemon oil added to each glass of water

This may seem like a lot, but I was desperate and it really, really helped! All of these supplements are wonderful whether you are dealing with a crisis or not. I will continue to take the recommended amounts of the supplements for the rest of my life, Lord willing!

If you are interested in learning more about Young Living products, here is a list of other ways I have used them! And I am sending all of my new May members who join with the Premium Starter Kit a great reference book and 10 roller bottles ready to use! Come get healthy with me!